Schlange stehen

[ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]

/[ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“Schlange stehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wartend hintereinander in einer Reihe stehen, sich anstellen

Key facts for Schlange stehen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlange stehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlange stehen” sits in German frequency

Schlange stehen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlange stehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wartend hintereinander in einer Reihe stehen, sich anstellen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlange stehen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlange stehen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wartend hintereinander in einer Reihe stehen, sich anstellen

This word in other languages

queue(English)faire la queue(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlange stehen"?
"Schlange stehen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən].
What does "Schlange stehen" mean?
As a verb, "Schlange stehen" means: wartend hintereinander in einer Reihe stehen, sich anstellen
How do you pronounce "Schlange stehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlange stehen" is [ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlange stehen" come from?
"Schlange stehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schlange stehen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃlaŋə ˌʃteːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list